Head of People and OD Partnering

The Role:

We have an exciting  fixed term/secondment opportunity for a Head of Partnering to lead our team of People and Organisation Development (POD) Partners and join the senior leadership team for the POD directorate.

About us:

We are a thriving People and OD team.  We want to create integrated and strategic outcomes by developing our organisation, enabling our leaders, embedding strategic workforce planning and improving employee experience and engagement.

In the last year or two we’ve assessed our culture at Public Health Wales, developed a behavioural framework to bring our values to life, taken forward a programme of work on leadership and management development and supported significant change programmes. 

We’ve been shortlisted for a CIPD Wales award for our approach to hybrid working and won awards for that and for our work on analytics from the Healthcare People Management Association.

Well-being is in our DNA, and we are committed to supporting our employees, colleagues, partners, and communities. We focus on our development. We manage by results rather than presence and wherever possible support our employees to make choices about how they work, in line with the work which needs to be delivered.

Key Responsibilities:

Leading People & OD Partners to:

• Partner Executive Directors and senior managers, delivering strategic support across the employee lifecycle.
• Enable the translation of long-term strategy and people strategy into strategic workforce plans that support their delivery.
• Maximise performance through personal and professional development.

Acting as a strategic partner to Executive Directors and senior managers.

Leading the People & OD Directorate as a core member of the senior team

Leading on significant change management initiatives to drive organisational effectiveness, 

Collaborating with NHS colleagues across Wales and influencing the All-Wales agenda.

We’re Looking For:

A strong background in leading teams of People & OD Partners / HR Business Partners at a strategic level and an understanding of the importance and impact of culture, values, behaviour, and leadership.

Key skills and experience:

• Proven experience in professional partnering at an executive and senior level.
• The ability to develop trusting and effective relationships and engage others through a coaching style.
• Expertise in organisation development and change
• A risk-based approach and an improvement mindset
• Experience in working effectively in complex trade unionised organisations and fostering positive partnership working.
• Understanding of the breadth and complexity of the NHS and Welsh context

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the job role and the essential and desirable criteria required.

The assessment for the role will take place on the 8th October.

If you’d like an informal discussion about this role, please contact Rachel Attwood, Deputy Director of People OD Rachel.Attwood@wales.nhs.uk

Public Health Wales continues to be an employer open to the opportunities of flexible/hybrid working. This role can predominantly be remote but will also require regular office attendance in Cardiff.   We are supportive of flexible working and tailoring working patterns to individual circumstances where business needs allow. 

Fixed Term for 12 months to cover secondment. If you are already an NHS employee this position will be offered on a secondment basis.